Novelty for advertising and other purposes.



T. A. HOEOKER & E. A. BENZ. NOVELTY FOR ADVERTISING AND OTHER PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 10, 1913.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

THOMAS A. HOECKER AND EUGENE A. BENZ, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

other Purposes, of which the following is a 4 specification.

I i being closed, and tothe Our invention relates to improvements in a novelty for advertising and other purposes, and has for its object a hollow flag staff which is provided with air outlets through which air is directed against a pliant body, such as a flag, banner, pennant or the like, so that the body is unfurled and held in a waving position.

A further object of our invention is,toprovide a hollow staff the same being provided with a pliant body of thin durable material, and an air passage formed in the staif in close proximity to the body, such passage being in the form of perforations or slots, so that air under pressure is directed against the body placing the same in a waving position, the device being used in show windows, halls, coliseum or other places where the natural air or breeze is prevented from contacting with the body, in order that igsaid body may be in a continuous waving position. Y

\ Figure 1, is a perspectiveview of our invention, showing the same in supported op erative position. Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of our invention. 3, is a horizontal sectional view taken: on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a detail side elevation of the upper portion of the stafi showing a modified form of ,air outlet.

In the construction of'our invention we provide a. hollow stafi' 5, the upper end 6,

may be attached a flexible or rigid tube 8,

which leads to and connects with an 0rdi-' nary air producing device, such as a blower and which blower may be positioned at any convenient place preferably out of sight of theobserver. The staff may be supported in a bracket as that indicated by the numeral 9-, or it may be supported 1n any other suitable manner depending upon the position and lo cation. The upper portion of the staff is provided with a plurality of air outlets 10,

Specification of Letters Patent.

bottom open end 7,

NOVELTY FOR .ADFERTISING- AND QTIEEER. PURPOSES.

Patented Mar. 1e, ieis.

Application filed December 10, 1913. Serial No. 805,717.

' either in theform of perforations or a nar- .row elongated slot 11, as that shown n Fig. 4.

On the staff and secured thereto in any desirable manner, is placed a body 12, of pliant material, such ,as a flag, banner, pennant or any other device which is of such material as to be blown approximately at right'angles tothe stalf and placed in a waving position by means of the air passing through the staff and through the outlets directed against the body; by this arrangement the body is continuously held in a waving position, the same as an ordinary flag when unfurled to the breeze- The essential feature of our invention is against a pliant body.

Having fully described our invention I what we claim is .1. A novelty for advertising and other purposes comprising a hollow staff, a pliant body attached thereto, said stafi having outlets through which air is directed under pressure in direct lines against the body.

2. A novelty 'for advertising and other purposes comprising a hollow staff, a body" of pliant material, said staff having air outlets formed in itself in properrelation with the pliant body through which air is directed against the body in direct lines longitudi nal with said body to keep the same in a waving position, and a tube connected to the hollow stafi through which air is admitted to said staff from any source of supply, sub stantially as specified.

3. A device of the class described com prising a hollow staff the upper end thereof being closed, a body of pliant material attached to a portion of the hollow staff; a plurality of apertures formed in said stalf at that portion to which the pliant body is attached for directing air under pressure, against said body, and brackets for supporting the stafl', substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS A. HOECKER. EUGENE A. BENZ. Witnesses:

. ALFRED A; Emits-,

Warm C. STEIN. 

